Redditors’ Best Pick-up Lines: In Theory vs. In Real Life

If you’ve rearranged the alphabet to bring two vowels closer together and assessed the injuries of a fallen angel, you might be in need of some new material—but before you try out a new line, make sure you’ve thought it through.

Last night, user PyedPiper asked Reddit’s masters of seduction to post their best pick-up lines. While some would argue that all pick-up lines are corny and counterproductive, user jpnovello wisely pointed out that “The best pickup lines are the worst pickup lines,” because those are the ones that make you laugh.

In that spirit, some redditors shared their sweetest of sweet nothings, while others gave the hopeful romantics constructive feedback on how their lines would play out in real life.

Want more tips on making an impression at the bar? (Hey, no one said a good impression.) Check out the original Ask Reddit thread for all of redditors’ most seductive, or groan-worthy, or seductively groan-worthy one-liners.